HALF YEARLY EXAMINATIONS Maria Regina College Scholastic Year 2016 / 2017 Year 4 English Writing Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Name: _ Class: _ School: Total: 60 marks English Writing Year 4 Page 1 of 9 February 2017
A. Reading Comprehension 20 marks A 1. Read the following poem carefully. Which Witch? If you could be a witch, which witch would you be? Would you be a batty witch, with lots of bats? Or would you be a catty witch, with lots of cats? All witches are scatty, with tall, point hats. by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins 1. Underline the correct answer. (3 marks) i) Which Witch? is the (author, title, poet). ii) The poem is about (witches, cats, bats). iii) Colin and Jacqui Hawkins are the (cats, witches, poets). 2. Write a pair of rhyming words from the poem: (1 mark) and English Writing Year 4 Page 2 of 9 February 2017
A. 2 Take out the story called Wizzie Witch and read carefully, then answer the questions. 1. Tick ( ) to show the correct answer. i. The name of the witch is: (1 mark) a) Winnie a) b) Hocus b) c) Witchwood c) d) Wizzie d) ii. Wizzie turned the postman into a: (1 mark) a) Cat a) b) Toad b) c) Spider c) d) Crocodile d) 2. Tick ( ) to show whether each statement is True or False. (2 marks) True False a) Wizzie does some magic spells every day. b) The witch carries lots of things with her. c) Wizzie feels good in her boots and her pointed hat. d) Wizzie likes to sleep in the dark. English Writing Year 4 Page 3 of 9 February 2017
3. Answer the following questions. a) For how long has Wizzie been living in Cauldron Cottage? (1 mark) b) How do we know that Wizzie s cottage is not very clean? Give two reasons. (2 marks) c) Why does Wizzie witch like to wear warm clothes? (2 marks) d) What colour are the witch s clothes? Why is this her favourite colour? (2 marks) e) Give two ways how the pets help Wizzie. (2 marks) f) From the passage, find three words which describe the witch s cottage. (3 marks) English Writing Year 4 Page 4 of 9 February 2017
B. Language 10 marks 1. Read the sentences carefully. Fill in the blanks with one word which shows what Wizzie and the witches do every day. (5 x 1 mark) a) Every day, Wizzie spends (to spend) a whole hour in her enormous garden. b) She (to grow) lots of plants and vegetables for her magic spells and potions. c) Wizzie s garden (to be) full of potatoes, mushrooms, leeks and peas. d) The other witches (to help) her with the gardening. e) When they go back home they (to put) the ingredients in a huge cauldron and start preparing their powerful spells. f) At the end of the day, Wizzie (to enjoy) a hot hubble-bubble bath. 2. Complete the sentences by choosing the best five describing words. loud, expensive, delicious, lazy, blazing, exhausted, hardworking, funny a) Emma brought some delicious cookies to school. (5 x 1 mark) b) Yesterday we stayed at home and watched a movie. c) The noise made Mark jump out of his seat. d) It was hard to stand next to the fire. e) Daniel is a boy. He always finishes his homework early. f) Last week, my sister bought an diamond ring. English Writing Year 4 Page 5 of 9 February 2017
C. Writing 30 marks C.1 Short Writing (6 x 2 marks) Write a sentence about each picture. _ English Writing Year 4 Page 6 of 9 February 2017
C.2 Long Writing (18 marks) Write TEN sentences or a paragraph on ONE of the following: a) Write about Winter. Use the given information: Weather Clothes Things to do Food we eat and drink Feasts cold trousers go to school soup Christmas rainy jacket watch a film hot chocolate Carnival cloudy gloves read a book scarf hat b) Picture Composition: The Lost Puppy Look at the pictures carefully. Write about what happened to the lost puppy. The following words and phrases may help you: stormy and rainy day, left alone, all wet, took home, food and water, fell asleep. c) A Family Trip When did you go? Where did you go? How did you feel? What did you do? d) When I met a witch When you were walking home from school, someone starting calling your name from behind a tree. It was a witch! Write about what happened. English Writing Year 4 Page 7 of 9 February 2017
Title letter: You may use this space to plan your writing. English Writing Year 4 Page 8 of 9 February 2017
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